FINAL EVALUATION

Final Evaluation 

When I was selecting the images for my Final portfolio I found that I included a range of photos from different shoots that created a series of travel imagery. I found that most of my images were from my most successful shoots which in my opinion were 2,3,4 and 8. The reason I liked these shoots the best was due to that final images I had produced included the edits I have created. I think they all link to different stages and aspects of travel and show how travel is becoming a huge part of everyday life. The images for my portfolio consist of coloured photos, some of which I have edited myself within photoshop. They range from seascapes to landscapes, planes, trains and other elements of travel, which I personally think created a detailed series of travel photography. 

When starting my shoots I researched many photographers and found took inspiration from them to create my own approach and reflect modern travel. The use of technology has impacted this by the ability to be able to take photos easier and travel now being more restricted, an example of this is not being able to take images as easily in an airport due to security purposes. Therefore, I decided to reflect travel in my own style working with what I had. One of my favourite artists was Garry Winogrand who did a series of photos in an airport. I liked his approach of capturing people within an  airport environment and creating candid images. This influenced my shoot 4 in which I accessed a small part of the airport and took images of the departures and people who were about to go on flights. 

From this personal investigation I have discovered how travel is so high in demand in this era. It is now used in everyday life due to how advanced technology has become and the use of social media platforms such as Instagram where it is socially acceptable for everyone to posts pictures of their everyday travel in life. Whether this be a train journey, a beach holiday or a car driving. I have also found out the development of techniques in travel photography. When researching most photographers I found the majority of their images were black and white due to coloured film not being available. So within my computer experiments I did edit some of my own photos and see how they compared to the coloured version. Overall I did prefer the coloured images as it presented the different hues and saturations. 

PORTFOLIO

WORK RECORD 8

Plans for shoot -

For this shoot I will focus on capturing elements of travel. This will include objects such as passports, train tickets, bus tickets, buses and anything that relates to what you may see whilst travelling. 

Research influences -

Garry Winogrand

Born in New York 1928, this was where Winogrand lived and worked most of his life. Best known for his portrayal of U.S life he focused on The visual elements of city streets, people, rodeos, airports and animals in zoos. These subjects are part of his most influential work and within his lifetime he received many grants, including several Guggenheim Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship.

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Best images -

Images that require improvement -

A01 -

I used Garry Winogrand as my artist for this shoot as he focused a series of photos solely on features of an airport. This involved things such as airport lounges and the outside. I decided to then use his work and incorporate it with my own twist. Therefore, I decided to photograph pictures of passports and train stations looking at how people travel and what factors are involved. Just like Winogrand I captured expressions of people when looking coming out of a public area e.g terminal, train station. 

A02 - 

In this shoot I used a camera DSLR to capture my images. I did not use a tripod for my images as I felt this was difficult as it was a distraction from peoples reactions. I then took the images in manual mode making sure to adjust the shutter speed accordingly to capture the subjects in my photo making sure they were clear and in focus. When then editing my photos I used photoshop and used burning and dodging to create darker shadows and lighter exposures within my images. I also then increased the contrast making the objects stand out from background

A03 -

My idea for recording travel photography for this shoot was to capture objects, signs and places  that resemble ways of travelling and things used to travel. An example of this was taking photos of a passport next to a pint of beer. Which is seen to be done by many British tourists before going on holiday and symbolises that. My best images I think included the travellers passing through the station barriers as well as the passport photographed by the pint and train ticket. I think these were effective by how in focus they were as well as the candid expressions from the passengers. However my photos for improvement were those which included the moving buses as they were out of focus due to the harsh lights and movement which the camera did not have an accurate mode for as it was set for a brighter exposure. 

A04 -

Overall I feel this effectively showed how travel involves objects as well as people and transport.  It links how there are many features to a passengers journey and symbolises British travellers. 

Progression -

This being my final shoot, I intend to now focus on collecting my most successful images into a portfolio of Final images and then evaluate these accordingly. I may experiment with other photos both physically and creatively seeing what I can experiment with and if I like these. 

WORK RECORD 7

Plans for shoot -

For this shoot I intend to print out my own images and cut them into a template of a plane. I will then hold this template against the sky to resemble a plane flying. This will represent travel through a physical experiment 

Research influences -

Rich Mcor

Is a photographer who created a series of images that involved creating handmade stencils which he then incorporated into his own photos. He released a book called "Around the world in cut-outs" in which he has used his own stencils made out of black card and held them against famous London landmarks. He also did this in Toronto as well as South Korea.

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Best images -

Images that require improvement -

A01 -

My work has developed from my artist reasearch based upon the physical technique of involving stencils. The artist Rich Mcor used black stencils within his photos to create an effective image. I decided to experiment this and use plane stencils/ cut-outs to reflective the idea of a plane flying in the sky. However it was very windy and this made the cutout turn against the camera in some shots. I do however think the photos turned out well and were effective 

A02 -

I used my canon dslr in this photo shoot but incorporated the physical experimentation of plane templates within my photo. When editing my photos within Photoshop i then used the heal tool which meant i was able to get rid of the rod i had used to hold up the template up against the sky meaning the photo looked more effective. I converted some of my images into black and white to experiment with exposures. 

A03 -

My idea for recording this shoot was to do a physical experiment that involved me taking a template of a vehicle used for transportation. In this instance mine was a plane and holding this up to the sky whilst taking images.My best images were those that had the background in focus and the contrast between both the sky and the template had been clear, although when looking at images i could improve upon. The exposure of the plane was poor and meant that the actual image which had been produced on the template which had been one of the images i previously took from a shoot you could not see.                                         

A04 -

Overall i felt this was a good physical experiment and was quite effective as it captured the element of travel in a unusual and abstract way. I felt it links within the theme i have chosen to study but at the same time being able to be creative within my work.

Progression -

In my next shoot I am planning on going back to looking at travel within people and transportation. I plan on looking at objects associated with travel such as passports, maps, train tickets and even what people get up to before and after travelling.